Daesja Laperla Mizrahi
Gerard H. Gaskin
Natalie "Daesja" Coleman aka Daesja LaPerla Mizrahi was born on June 9th.
She is a pioneer and regarded as one of the best femme queens to ever vogue.
She was the first femme queen to win a $1,000 femme queen performance grand prize.
During her time in the ballroom scene she was associated with different houses including House of Chanel, House of Mizrahi,
House of La Perla, House of Jourdan, House of Evisu, House of Escada, and House of Ebony.In 2016, she won her fourth $1,000 femme queen performance grand prize
Her intricate hand performance style has often been imitated, but never duplicated.
Daesja Laperla Mizrahi died on August 24th, 2020.